Shirt



R. G. DRAY June 7, 1927.

SHIRT Filed Aug. 18, 1925 Patented June 7:7,' 1927.

PATENT OFFICE;

ROBERT G. DBAY, OF SAVANNA, MISSOUBI.

SHIRT;

Application filed August 18, 1925. Serial No. 51,053.

o, This' invention relates broadly to wearing apparel and 'has particular reference to a top shirt to be worn by men and boys, although it is not to be restricted to .this par- -ticular use. i

The. principal feature of the improved shirtV is a detachable and rdversible collar, either side of which may be turned out so that When one side becomes soiled, the other side may be brought into use to give double Wear.

Fig. 3 is a section through the collarand neck band of the shirt showing the manner in which the'collar is attached.. I

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference Character 1 designates the body portien of'the shirt and 2 designates the neck band generally. In the present instance, the neck band is formed from innerv and outer sections 3 and 4 respectively. The edge portions of these Sections are stitched or otherwise connected together to form a pocket for' reception'of the detachable collar 5o The collar as better shown in Fig. 2, has a curved lower edge imparting the desired shape thereto and along this edge it is provided with longitudinally extending button holes 6 reinforced in the customary mani ner. In this connection, it will be noted that the inner section 3 of 'the neck band is provided with a plurality of buttons 7 which are stitched at 8 to the same, and the outer section 4 is provided with button holes for Cooperation with these buttons.`

It is also obvious that the button holes 6 in the collar are intended to be connected with the buttons and are therefore arranged at the proper intervals to register withV the button holes in the outer section 4 of the neck'band. It will be noted that the neck band is provided with the customary extension 9 which is formed with a single button hole extending entirely therethrough and this is adapted to be connected with the endmost' .a doublej vfunction serving to connect the ends of the band together and 'for attaching the adjacent ends of the collar in place.

In practice, the adjacent faces of the two lSections of the neck band are faced with a thin ply of material to prevent the occurrence of lraw edges and to resist wear. These neck band sections must be rather thin so that the neck band will not be unusually bulky or sufliciently thick to render it uncomfortable. y

From the foregoing descriptionand drawings it will be seen that I have ev-olved and produced a novel top shirt having a sectional neck band constructcd to provide a pocket for reception of the bottom edge of a reversible collar, the neck band being provided with buttons and button holes for cooperation with button holes on the collar, for detachably holding the collar in place, and allowing it vto be readily reversed so as to dispose either face outwardly.

Accordingly, a double wear collar is provided, and when one side gets so-iled, the

other side may be brought into play so as to give longer use. The actual shirt, however, has the appearance of 'the' customaryx soft shirt wornV with a permanent-ly attached collar. The buttons are hidden from view and do not detract in any way from the neat appearance which the shirt has.

While the preferred embodiment of the `in- .vention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that minor changes com- `ing within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A shirt provided with a neck band composed. of inner and outer Sections, said sections being stitched together at their lower edges to the shirt, and extending from one of the forward edges of the shirt to a oint beyond theother forward ed e where y to form a tab, the upper edges o the tab forming portion of the neck band being stitched together, the neck band being o en at its upper edge to provide a pocket or the recep- -tion of a collar, buttons carried by the inner skection of the neck band, the outer section a separable and reversible collar insertable being provided with button holes directly in said pocketiand provided with button opposite said butto'ns,A the tab-portion of the,A holes for Cooperation. Wi'th the fii'st men- 10 neck. band being provided with a through tioned buttonholes and buttons.

5 button hole adapted for Cooperation with a In testimony Whereof I affix my signature.

button on the opposite side portion Vof the o neck band when the neck band is closed, and ROBERT G. DRAY. 

